Position Available: Right to Research Coalition Advocacy Fellow - SPARC

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Summary:

"The Right to Research Coalition (R2RC) is seeking a Fellow who is ready and willing to contribute to its advocacy and policy work. The R2RC is a coalition of organizations representing millions of students around the world focused on the belief that no student should be denied access to articles they need because their institution cannot afford the cost of access. The R2RC is project of SPARC.

This is an opportunity for an early career academic professional to expand their repertoire of skills while contributing to important advocacy efforts on issues you care deeply about. This Fellow will receive regular, thorough briefings on the latest open access policy developments, and will be trained and supported by SPARC’s experienced advocacy team members.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that current coalition members are kept up-to-date on all relevant policy action.

• Engage with policymakers on behalf of the R2RC in an effort to educate them on the issue of open access and why this issue is of great importance to the research community.

• Update resources, materials, and website to reflect ongoing policy changes.

• Work with SPARC’s advocacy team on social media and other communication efforts."

Link:

https://sparcopen.org/r2rc-advocacy-fellow/

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Date tagged:

02/12/2018, 16:40

Date published:

02/12/2018, 05:41